Selina F. Turner
Cartersville,GA
Summary
I am a self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to quickly learn new software and program technology. I have worked in program and project management, administrative, accounting, customer service and payroll professional roles with over ten years of experience. Ability to perform quality evaluations of internal and administrative operations. Managed administrative staff and processed departmental payroll as well as finance experience in account payables and account receivables, purchase orders and requests for proposals. Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, Power Point, SAP, Concur, Internet Research, Project Management, and Professional Communications. Experienced with a range of Government enterprise applications. Extensive experience with meeting & event planning for large corporate groups. Excellent interpersonal skills, resourceful in finding solutions, and ability to work well with others. Honest, pays attention to detail, proactive and works with little or no supervision.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Specialist I
Cherokee Nation Businesses
Atlanta, GA
01.2023 - Current
- Support CDC’s Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch (NSMBB) including supporting the Branch Chief with calendar management and special projects and assignments.
- Evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and responsiveness of services needed to carry out assigned responsibilities and to accomplish project objectives such as working with Branch personnel to ensure administrative services are meeting the needs of the Branch.
- Assist Branch leadership and staff to ensure proper changes are made when necessary.
- Troubleshot and identify the need for changes in priorities and takes action to implement such changes.
- Proactive in planning work to be completed, sets, and adjusts priorities, and prepares timelines for work schedules.
- Balances workload and provides guidance, and direction on range of administrative issues.
- Initiate and complete training requests including VSTS and CCPS. After routing process is complete in VSTS, enter the course registration fees in CCPS for approval to be paid by the approving credit card official.
- Work order requests such as general repairs, temperature adjustments, and housekeeping are prepared using IFMS, Integrated Facility Management System of CDC owned facilities. Report issues and status of order to Branch member requesting the order.
- Assists outside of my role as the Business Specials I, taking factors into consideration such as communicating specific tasks duties and understanding the assignment. Offering to assist to meet productivity and needs of the Branch.
- Responsible for overseeing all aspects of Domestic and International Travel Management for a Branch of 35+ FTEs.
- Collaborates with Branch Chief to oversee travel planning and implementation and prepares travel cost projections.
- Supports NSMBB Branch as the official Travel Preparer for domestic and international travel. This task is performed using specialized CDC applications including CAMS, ConcurGov, VSTS and CCPS. Requirements are to be fully approved by several levels of leadership and processed when all approvals are complete. Recording overall timelines and deadlines.
- Prepares travel costs for individual travel to ensure accurate annual travel projections for Branch. Maintain travel projections spreadsheet for current and next fiscal year travel. Ensuring travel costs is kept in line with budget projection. Updating estimate cost with the actual travel cost.
- Works with travelers ahead of travel to prepare documents, enter travel in ConcurGov system.
- Works with travelers after travel to complete travel voucher for reimbursement.
- Collaborates with other travel preparers to troubleshoot any travel discrepancies and ensure CDC travel policies are in line with travel.
- Is the Branch resources on time management and Tour of Duty assignments.
- Functions as a Timekeeper to log in time for Branch of 35 + FTEs.
- Collects and retains supporting documentation for all exceptions to TASNET.
- Prepares records and documentation for approval each Pay Period
- Collaborates with Branch Chief, and other Branch Office workers to ensure timely completion of time management responsibilities.
- Compiles and verify required documentation to complete the process while organizing and maintaining files in CDC’s Enterprise Application Systems Integrator (EASI) and Time and Attendance (TASNet).
- Update tour of duty to reflect base work hours and ensure activation by next pay period.
- Analyzes the system to advise management of improvements and advise of any issues that need to be resolved.
- Responds to frequent data calls from Branch Chief and provides information for data calls.
- Communicates to relevant Branch staff to confirm discrepancies.
- Responsible for effectively communicating with the data requester and responds in a timely manner.
- Examples include emergency preparedness, contact lists, Government Shutdown and Furlough preparation.
- Maintain and update communication tools for Branch.
- Utilizes Listserv to efficiently create, manage, and distribute ongoing email messages to a group of people within CDC. Managing Branch distribution lists.
- Provides responsive, reliable, accountable, and respectful customer service, to both internal and external customers.
- Continuously improve weekly and monthly tasks, timelines, and special projects. Maintaining staffing list and NSMBB Org Chart as well as Branch emergency contacts.
- Participates in weekly meetings with Branch Chief, Deputy Branch Chief and Branch Public Health Advisor on Branch level oversight of all personnel actions that included T5, T42, ORISE, Staff Details, budget, and guest researchers.
- Works with the Branch Public Health Advisor with staffing and personal matters to include tracking and maintaining personnel stipend and extension agreements, as well as document retention management in Branch shared folders. Worked with Admin Team members to create personnel actions and packages.
- Completes new packages, renewals/extensions, stipend increases, promotions in collaboration with supervisors (Branch Chief, Lab Chief Program/Project leads)
- Maintains timeliness of package approval from Branch Chief.
- Tracks personnel renewal status to determine timeline to initiate renewal packages.
- Robust knowledge of the CDC Enterprise System - CCPS
- Provides data entry into the system to support Credit Card purchase requests.
- Works with team to ensure that Branch credit card management functions appropriately.
- During Meetings – participates in discussion that requires troubleshooting credit card challenges.
Executive Administrative Assistant
Dawson’s Management Company
Atlanta, GA
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Support the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC)
- Provided complex calendar management and complex travel planning.
- Predict the needs of the Director on everyday calendar schedule, minimizing any potential conflicts.
- Planned and scheduled public and private speaking engagements and presentation materials.
- Managed day to day schedules in such a way that the executives can complete their obligations in an organized, efficient way.
- Served as the Division contact for all travel and administrative issues.
- Using Concur, EASI, VSTS and CCPS systems, processed high volume domestic and international travel and prepared vouchers for reimbursements.
- Coordinated internal and external meetings including but not limited to team meetings, full staff meetings, all hands meetings, off- site meetings, one-on-one meetings, meetings with stakeholders and customers, etc.
- Made recommendations to Branch management in the implementation of new procedures, processes, and policies for the Branch such as new procurement rules for ordering Branch supplies and equipment.
- Tracked supply costs.
- Maintained appropriate internal and external contacts to ensure program objectives were met.
- Initiated, coordinated, and tracked all personnel actions for the Branch.
- Knowledgeable of analysis tools and techniques to perform assigned tasks and responsibilities.
- Lead Administrative Assistant to all DCPC Administrative Assistant Staff.
- Collaborated with team on new training materials, facilitated monthly Admin Forum meetings.
- Kept Admins up to date on all CDC news and announcements.
- Gave monthly presentations to Admin staff about updates and administrative issues.
- Tracked Admin daily reports and monthly reports to ensure they were delivered on time.
- Supported Admin’s Branch Directors when on leave or PTO. When needed, assist with travel preparation for each of their Branch staff. Assisted the support staff in completing all aspects of travel.
- Served as the primary custodial officer for the Branch’s real property i.e., printers, copiers, workstations, and office supplies.
Office Manager
Clorox Services Company
Kennesaw, GA
07.2015 - 06.2021
- Responsible for supporting Clorox VP of Global Operations, VPs of Manufacturing, and Directors of Manufacturing as well as all other Clorox site personnel utilizing organizational and communication skills.
- Talent acquisition support for new and potential full-time employees, reviewing resumes, background qualifications, and contacting candidates for interviewing session with VPs, managers, and support teams.
- Processed I-9 verifications and support HR with processing payroll deposits and benefit set-up. Assist with all other on-boarding process for interns and supply chain leadership development employees.
- Continuously managed and improved the front office and site functions keeping a positive atmosphere and having good relationships with all site personnel.
- Managed supplies & deliver pricing for best cost-savings opportunities for Clorox. Research pricing for saving opportunities for Clorox.
- Ongoing management of SAP monthly budget reports, expense reporting in Concur, BARTS corporate plane flight scheduling and Diamond Travel program. Post the Goods Receipts in SAP to record the capital expenditures.
- Processed Concur expense reporting monthly for P-Card and VP travel and expense reporting.
- Site Health & Wellness Coordinator and Special Event scheduling manager and project managing Clorox events.
- Continued to be pro-active when it comes to safety and SPHERA. Active member on First Responder and Safety Committee.
- Scheduled meetings and travel for Ops Managers, VPs, and other site leadership.
- Multinational manufacturer for consumer products
General Services Manager/Sales
Langley Enterprises LLC
Marietta, GA
07.2014 - 03.2015
- Directly supported the CEO and COO.
- Managed fleet maintenance with 70+ moving trucks and manager vehicles saving the company money by getting the best pricing for fleet maintenance.
- Responsible for maintaining and renewing tags, titles, and bill of sales for all company vehicles.
- Assisted with selling of company used trucks as well as purchasing of company new fleet trucks.
- Compliance coordinator in safety and DOT rules and regulations.
- Managed drug free workplace program.
- Audited monthly fuel purchases.
- Approved and managed new local and interstate drivers’ program and ensure qualifications have meet the DOT requirements.
- Monthly reporting on company revenue, labor, and customer satisfaction.
- Supported accounting with credit card and cash payment reconciliation.
- Collected bad debt and make court filings and appearances when necessary.
- Negotiated vendor pricing with fleet maintenance, fuel cards, phones, and IT support.
- Interfaced with customers through phone, email, and meeting with customer on job site when necessary.
- Customer contact for major damages in need of repair. Gather estimates and coordinate repairs with various vendors.
- Performed inside sales functions including confirming business with new customers and calling potential new customers with rates and services to gain their business.
- Home goods/Commercial moving company
Education
Accounting, Finance and Business Administration -
Chattahoochee Technical College
Continuing Education Microsoft Office Applications, Accounting, Finance -
Kennesaw State University
Associate of Science Degree - Business Administration
Shorter University
Skills
- Program management
- Project management
- Administrative skills
- Accounting
- Customer service
- Payroll processing
- Quality evaluations
- Finance
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Purchase orders
- Requests for proposals
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
- SAP
- Concur
- Internet Research
- Professional Communications
- Government enterprise applications
- Meeting planning
- Event planning
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Proactive work
- Ability to work independently
Affiliations
- Georgia Council of Notaries Public - Member
- National Recreation and Parks Association – NRPA
- Georgia Recreation and Parks Association – GRPA
- Toastmasters International – Cobb County Communicators – Member
- MUST Ministries – Volunteer
- Helping Hands Ministries - Volunteer
Certification
Certification in Accounting
Timeline
Business Specialist I
Cherokee Nation Businesses
01.2023 - Current
Executive Administrative Assistant
Dawson’s Management Company
12.2021 - 12.2022
Office Manager
Clorox Services Company
07.2015 - 06.2021
General Services Manager/Sales
Langley Enterprises LLC
07.2014 - 03.2015
Accounting, Finance and Business Administration -
Chattahoochee Technical College
Continuing Education Microsoft Office Applications, Accounting, Finance -
Kennesaw State University
Associate of Science Degree - Business Administration
Shorter University